Investor Presentaiton
REDD+ in
the State
of Acre,
Brazil:
Rewarding a forest
conservation
and sustainable
development pioneer.
The Brazilian State of Acre: An Early Mover
for forest protection
THE Brazilian State of Acre is a global pioneer in
forest protection. Situated in Brazil's Amazon re-
gion, the State has shown high commitment and
Leadership for low-deforestation development.
Since 1998, Acre's State government has set up
public institutions and adopted a comprehensi-
ve set of policies that support forest protection,
sustainable land use and incentives for sus-tai-
nable development with a strong focus on forest
dependent communities, including Indigenous
Peoples and rubber tappers.
In 2010, Acre's State government established the
Incentive System for Environmental Services (SISA
- Sistema Estadual de Incentivos a Serviços Am-
bientais) to support the permanency, restoration
and protection of environmental services. The first
programme implemented in the frame of SISA
is the Carbon Programme (ISA Carbono), which
aims to provide a framework for reducing emis-
sions from deforestation and forest degrada-tion
(REDD+). Since 2005, Acre has already managed
to reduce deforestation significantly.View entire presentation